Today in Aviation History: February 5th
The world's first airline launches passenger service, US starts inspecting baggage, a B-47 loses a nuke, TWA starts transatlantic flights, two transcontinental flying speed records are set and more...
On This Day in Aviation History: December 18th
Happy birthday to Airbus! Also, the first ever international airplane flight, a FedEx MD-10 crashes in Memphis, and more...
Delta Orders 10 Airbus A330s, 30 American Made A321s
On Wednesday morning, Delta announced an order for a total of 40 new Airbus aircraft, comprising of 10 A330-300s and 30 A321s. Delta currently operates 32 A330s, which previously belonged to Northwest, whereas the A321 will be ...
DHL Cargo Plane Crashes Into Sea Off Gabon, No Fatalities
An Antonov An-26 cargo plane operating for DHL Express crashed into the sea off the African nation of Gabon late Monday morning, the company said, but there were no fatalities.
Today in Aviation History: October 28th
The Cuban Missile Crisis comes to an end, the Airbus A300 flies for the first time, an Air China pilot hijacks his own plane, a Continental 757 lands on a taxiway, and more...